Manifolding device.



G. H. ROBINSON.

MANIFOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 9,1909. 9 5,227 Patented July 26, 1910.

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MIVE/V 70R GEORGE HEATH ROBINSON,

OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

MANIFOLDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 9, 1909.

Patented J uly 26, 1910.

Serial No. 488,998.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn HEATH Romn- SON, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at London, England, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Manifolding Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a manifolding device for use when duplicatingin books, bound or collected forms, and the like, and its object is toprovide improved means whereby an invoice or other document may bewritten and at the same time a duplicate of the document entered in thebook or upon a form or the like.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the application of the invention toa loose leaf book and in same Figure 1 represents the book open with themanifolding device in place. Fig. 2 is a part plan view on a largerscaleand Fig. 3 a cross sectional view on line 2-2.

In said drawings the open tube 1 is preferably provided at the back withspring clips 2 adapted to engage with the pins or posts 3 which hold theloose leaves 4, all that is required being that the tube may be readilyheld in place while the sliding rod 5 is moved up and down therein tocorrespond with the desired position the invoice 6 is to take withreference to loose leaves 4. As shown rod 5 carries arms 7 which in turnsupport the double spring clips 8, 9, 1O normally held in their closedposition by springs 12 in the well known manner but capable of beingseparately opened, the parts 8 and 9 gripping the invoice 6 (or two ormore copies with interposed carbon leaves may be inserted) while 9 and10 form the clip for the usual carbon leaf 11 As the invoice portion ofthe clip will be most often opened it may be convenient to provideextensions 13 from the inner ends of plate 9 or 10 which will restagainst the leaves 4 so preventing 9 and 10 rising when plate 8 israised as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to write on the pages to the left of the fixed part 1the rod 5 with its connected clips is slid from tube and reversed andreplaced thus bringing the carbon 11 on the page on the left.

To enable the clips to lie flat over either page the arms 7 arepreferably curved, as shown in Fig. 3.

Several invoices or the like may be written slmultaneously by arrangingthem 111 the clip, one above the other, with the required number ofcarbon sheets interposed.

In using the manifolding device described above it is possible, bysliding the movable part up or down over the pages of the book or theforms, to make allowance for the space occupied by the usual printedheadings of the invoices or the like and to arrange the entries in thebook or upon the forms, one beneath the other without waste of space.

It will be understood that the details of construction may be variedwithout departing from this invention, and that the term book in thefollowing claims is intended to include either a bound or a loose-leafbook, or a collection of forms or sheets.

lVhat I claim is 1. A manifolding device for use with books comprising agrooved member having means for attachment to the cover of a book sothat the said member shall lie between two open pages thereof, a rodadapted to slide in the grooved member, a clip, and curved armsconnecting the sliding rod and the clip.

2. A manifolding device for use with books comprising a grooved memberhaving means for attachment to the cover of a book so that the saidmember shall lie between two open pages thereof, a rod adapted 'to slidein the grooved member, two clips arranged adjacent to each other, andcurved alrms connecting the sliding rod and the c ips.

3. The combination with a loose-leaf book and pins upon which the leavesare held, of a stationary part, clips on said part adapted to engagewith the pins of the loose-leaf book, a second part adapted to sliderelatively to the said stationary part and a clip carried by the movablepart.

4. The combination with a loose-leaf book and pins upon which the leavesare held, of a stationary part, clips on said part adapted to engagewith the pins of the loose-leaf book, a second part adapted to sliderelatively to the said stationary part, a clip carried by the movablepart and a second clip located adjacent to the first clip upon themovable part.

5. The combination with a loose leaf book and pins upon which the leavesare held, of a grooved member, clips on said member 10 to slide in thegrooved member, and two clips arranged adjacent to each other andconnected to the rod.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE HEATH ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

WVALTER ERNEST BROOKE, ERNEST CHARLES THOMAS.

